cestmoi123 said: Interesting - my refurb iPad 3 just shipped, and from Shenzen. Anybody bought a refurb from Apple before? Do they usually ship from China? I'm wondering if this "refurb" unit isn't actually a brand new unit that never made it into the ordinary supply chain, with the launch of the iPad 4...

Mine arrived today, also shipped from Shenzen. Comes in a shrinkwrapped white box that says in small text at the bottom "Apple Certified Refurbished". Since this is a gift, I did not open the carton.

lonesouth

Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 1:10p

epete said: cestmoi123 said: Interesting - my refurb iPad 3 just shipped, and from Shenzen. Anybody bought a refurb from Apple before? Do they usually ship from China? I'm wondering if this "refurb" unit isn't actually a brand new unit that never made it into the ordinary supply chain, with the launch of the iPad 4...

Mine arrived today, also shipped from Shenzen. Comes in a shrinkwrapped white box that says in small text at the bottom "Apple Certified Refurbished". Since this is a gift, I did not open the carton.

Ditto, except I did open mine. If it is actually a refurb, I can't tell...it is mint.

rsaini

Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 1:22p

Just ordered one today...debated it for a week first though

Added the $6 express shipping as I "need" it for this weekend

bluebells2

Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 2:29p

I would appreciate a coupon if anyone has one to spare. Thank you for the possibility.

suezyque

Duct Tape Rules

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 2:33p

As I understand it, Apple refurbs get new batteries and cases, therefore are indistinguishable from new.

sandiego05

Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 3:21p

I called Apple today and the rep says she never heard of this $45 off $300 promotion.

salwana

Senior Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 5:05p

suezyque said: As I understand it, Apple refurbs get new batteries and cases, therefore are indistinguishable from new.They also have a 1-year warranty, exactly like a brand new one.

The only difference I can tell is the box. It's not shipped in a retail box -- most likely to combat resellers trying to pass it off as brand new.

Sarrkazztic

Addicted Member

posted: Oct. 29, 2012 @ 7:27p

I got mine today....like the others appears brand new, but there were no ear buds in it. Not a biggie as I would not use them anyway, but I would have given them to the teenage daughter to destroy another pair.

Thank you....I would have sworn that the 4 Ipad 2's we bought had earbuds but I guess maybe they didn't with all the Iphones and Ipods we have bought over the years it seems like we have had a hundred pairs of them....all junk if you ask me....but I am spoiled with the Sennheiser earbuds that we bought from Newegg several years back from a Fatwallet Deal.

hkgfnt

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Oct. 30, 2012 @ 8:19p

All the disclaimer on Shop Discover and here on FAW said Cash Back does not apply to iPad Mini and iPad with retina display. Okay for other Apple products.

hkgfnt said: All the disclaimer on Shop Discover and here on FAW said Cash Back does not apply to iPad Mini and iPad with retina display. Okay for other Apple products.

You are sadly correct. However if you order online, you still qualify for the 5% back on any online order

sandiego05

Member

posted: Nov. 1, 2012 @ 12:44a

Got mine for a couple of days now. Thanks god, the firmware is 5.1.1. So I can jailbreak it.

xnmw

Member

posted: Nov. 1, 2012 @ 7:59p

Posting from mine... Tried to snag another but they are gone. Amazing screen... Here's hoping between Apple and Google we'll see more offerings of high resolution LCDs. I can't picture buying a laptop or tablet with a lower pixel density now. I think this deal is dead, though--no more in the Apple Store?

BTW - I received an email last week from Apple that the coupon was no longer valid. They had replaced it with a different one, but this new one had to be called in - you could not use it online. Further, it was not valid on iPhone or iPad.

I tried placing an online dummy order, but didn't work. In the end, I needed to get two cases (one for the new 4 and one for the refurb 3 I ordered last week) so I placed the order online hoping to get the 10% discover. Then I called in and had them apply the coupon. Took 30' but they ended up crediting me back.

I'm still debating if $50 is worth getting a bigger screen, better processor and retina display - ie, a refurb 3 vs a mini. The mini is VERY nice (after finally seeing it in person) and very light. In fact, it might be too light...

Then again, if I do return the 3 and get a mini, I know I would not be able to use the coupon anyway, so I should look at a $5 difference - then it's a nobraner.

Oh, and shop discover should work on the refurb. The disclamer says it's not valid on 'iPad with retina display' - this was changed from 'new iPad'. The 4th gen is the 'iPad with retina display' - the other one is not.

HTN

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 6:15p

I ordered the refurb iPad 3rd Gen using the following promo (ShopDiscover/Department store & online/extra 2% for Oct. 26 purchases). I can confirm that ShopDiscover 5% for Apple Store purchases does work on the refurb and have already received an e-mail notification from Discover on the $18.95 CashBack . I'll have to wait until the next billing cycle to see credit from the other promos.

If it wasn't for the white box with "Apple Certified Refurbished" label & the different refurb serial #, I would have a hard time telling that my iPad is a refurb.

relish said: How often does the 16Gb come back up in stock? Any thoughts or guidance.

When they have them to sell, they're on the website. It's not as though there is a schedule published.

richardyc

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 8:15p

I have an Ipad 3, and checked out the Ipad 4 and Mini, these 2 with the higher resolution front camera is worth $50-$80 more to me. So if you can afford the new Ipad, get the new one instead, your facetime partners will thank you.

dealstapori

Addicted Member

posted: Nov. 7, 2012 @ 1:53p

black one is stocked again 2:53 ET

westusa

Member

posted: Nov. 7, 2012 @ 8:29p

Thanks finally jumped on this, not liking lightning connevtor since i got like 5 30 pin chargers all over the house

westusa

Member

posted: Nov. 7, 2012 @ 8:29p

Thanks! finally jumped on this. I am not liking lightning connector since i got like five 30 pin chargers all over the house

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